Interlocking mechanism for power transmissions



May 26, 1942. C F. BALL ETAL 2,284,250

' INTERLOCKING MECHANISM FOR POWER TRANSMISSIONS Original Filed Jan. 3, 1940 5 Sheets-Shet 1 ll 1/0 21 5fq9- a e O 130 24 6 21 I0 I33 0 I m 'ii a w M 1123;311:311: :g'is :1 55 5 1 r"; I.*'=5 I 1y INVENTORS 5/ CharlesfilBall and Louis ifiz'lkemeiel;

ATTOR EY May 26, 1942.

c. F. BALL ET AL INTERLOCKING MECHANISM FOR POWER TRANSMISSIONS Original Filled Jan. 3, 1940 Q 5 Sheets-Sheet)? INVENTORS C/zarlesli'flall and Louis Gilfilkenwiez;

' May 26, 9 c. F. BALL ET AL 2,284,250

INTERLOCKING MECHANISM FOR POWER TRANSMISSIONS Original Filed Jan. 3, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 r- "1 j L S l 7 9 N v V ATTORVEEY y 1942- c. F. BALL ET AL 7 2,284,250

v INTERLOCKING MECHANISM-FOR POWER TRANSMISSIONS Original Filed Jan. 3, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 *llllli ATTOREEY- May 26, 1942. c. F. BALL ETAL INTERLOCKING MECHANISM FOR POWER TRANSMISSIONS Original Filed Jan. 5, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented May 26, 1942 INTEnLooKrNG MECHANISM For: rows TRANSMISSIONS Charles F. Ball, Wauwatosa, and Louis G. Hilkemeier, Milwaukee, Wis., assignors to Chain Belt Company; Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Original application January 3, IMO'fSeriaI'No.

312,286. Divided and this application September 10, 1940, Serial No. 356,216 I fiClaims. (c1. 259 177), 1 c

This invention relates to interlocking mechanism for power transmissions, and more especially to apparatus of this type which is particularly although not solely adapted for the power transmissions of truck-mounted concrete mixers,

as disclosed in our co-pending application filed January 3, 1940, Serial No. 312,286 entitled Power transmission unit, of which the present application is a division.

The apparatus claimed in saidparent application comprises a power transmission unit by means of which the power for driving the mixing or agitating instrumentalities of a concrete mixing unit of the truck-mounted type may be derived through a power take-off from the truck motor instead of from a separate engine mounted and sold as a part of the mixer unit, as has been heretofore customary. The construction of the said transmission'unit is such that it may be substantially universally substituted for. said separate motor without material change in the more or less standardized construction ofthe mixer unit, and therefore the manufacturer of such mixer units may be in a position-to furnish either;

Louis G. Hilkemeier, filed April 11, 1939, Serial No. 267,284, now Patent No. 2,243,035, granted May 20, 1941, the said main clutch is omitted, and in lieu thereof two separate clutches and a reversing gearing are associated with the reduction gearing to provide forthe driving of the mixer or agitator in one direction for mixing or agitating purposes and in the opposite direction for discharging purposes. The said reversing gearing and clutches are mounted within the said reduction gear chamber of the housing, while the main clutch chamber of the latter'may be eifectively used to receive and house a portion of the power transmitting attachment unit constituting the subject matter of said parent application Serial No. 312,286, when a take-off drive from the truck motor is desired. Even where this double reversing clutch form of transmission is not employeda main clutch to disconnect the drive immediately-preceding the reduction gearingis not necessary-in the case of a v truck motor drive, and therefore such mainclutch chamberis'still available;

As is well known tothose skilled in truck mixer practice; it iscustomary to conduct the initial mixing operation at a relatively high speed, and after a predetermined period during which the constituents of the concrete are thoroughly commingled, to "then reduce the speed of the drum to such as will merely prevent" segregation of "the constituents and maintain the mixture inworkable form; .The higher speed may also be desira In the case of the separate engine driven mixer units,ythese speed changes may be readily effected by means of the ble for discharge purposes.

throttle on the separate 'enginejbutwith a truck motor driven unit, such speed'control is not usually available, as the speed of the truck motor flexibility of the separate engine unit may be approached, and thisis one of the functions of the unit disclosed in the said parent application.

In usual practice, truckmixers or'agitators mix or agitate batches of concrete while transporting the same'from a central loading station to the location of the job, which is generally a considerable distance, and for economy in opera:- tion'the mixers or agitator's'are built in sizes ranging in capacity from onecubic yard to six cubic yards or more. Since a cubic yard of wet concrete weighs in the neighborhood of two tons, the contents of the mixing or agitating receptacles may weigh from two to twelve tons or more, thereby throwing such a heavy load upon the entire power transmission mechanism of the unit that to attempt the shifting of change speed gears of a power take-01f driven unit while the truck is moving is quite apt to result in serious damage to the transmissions. Under such conditions, the disengagement of the main clutch of the truck will not obviate the difficulty, for since the power take-off is usually behind such clutch;

even though the latter be released the mixer drum will still be driven from the road wheels of the truck.

In the case of mixer or agitator units equipped with the double clutch-reversing gear mechanism truck wheels may be prevented by shifting the the drive thus relieved of the load imposed upon it by the drum and its contents, change speed gears incorporated into the drive maybe shifted with no appreciable danger of damage. But

because of the damagewhich may be occasioned should the change speed gears be shifted while either of the said clutches is engaged, it is desirable to provide means for positively insuring that both clutches are. released before the change speed gears can be shifted. Q V l This is of special importance in truck mo driven-drum jobs where, as is now common, the reversing clutches of the said Hilkem'eierpatent may be actuated by controls locatedin the truck cab, for; if the operator desires to change the drum speed while the truck is moving he may not realize that the rear truck wheelswill' drive the drum even though the tru'cks main clutch be disengaged and-underthis' delusion may attempt to shift the change speed gears of the drum transmission after merely disengaging the truck C111tCh,"With disastrous results to said gears. l f It is therefore the principal object of the present invention to provide an effective-interlock between the heretofore used clutch shifting mechanism and the gear shifting mechanism of said parent application Serial No. 312,286, whereby the latter may be operatedonly when the drum transmision clutches aredisengaged'and the mixing drum is stationary.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel details of construction, and in the 'novel combinations and arrangements of parts, more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. I Q

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like reference characters designate like parts in all the views: V

Figure 1 is a side' elevational view, more or less diagrammatic, of a well known form of truck-mounted concrete mixer equipped with compressed air operated controls for the reversing gear and clutch mechanism, and with a power transmission attachment, as disclosed in said parent application Serial No. 312,286, in lieu of the usual separate engine, and illustrating the application thereto of one form of inter locking apparatus for the clutch and changespeed gear units, in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view, partly in section, as seen from the opposite side of the machine shown in Fig. 1;

Fig.3 is an enlarged top plan view, partly larger scale, taken approximately on the plane indicated by the line 44 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of thearrows; the change speed gearing being illustrated in the high speed position;

Fig. 5,is a detail perspective view of the shifter cam element for the change speed gearing;

j 'Fig. G is a view similar to Fig. 4 of the change speed gearing, but illustrating the possible action of the yieldable shifting mechanism as the change is made from high to low;

Fig.7 is a transverse sectional view, taken approximately on the plane indicated by the line 1-1 of Fig. 6, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig; 8 is a partial cross sectional view, taken approximately on] the plane indicated by the line 8 8 of Fig. 3, illustrating the essentials of mixer unit there is mounted a transversely exthe clutch and brake actuating mechanism for the double clutch reversing apparatus of the said prior'I-Iilkemeier patent, and showing the present interlock between such mechanism and the present change speed controls; and

Fig 9 is'an elevational View of the parts shown in Fig. 8, as seen from the left of the said figure.

Referring more particularly to Figure 1, there is shown a truck mounted concrete mixer unit of a well known commercial form, comprising a drum l5 mounted for rotation about a longitudinal horizontal axis in a unit framework "5, which latter is mounted upon and secured to the frame members H of a motor truck I 8 which is supplied with the usual gasoline or Diesel motor within the hood l9 and with the usual connections (not shown )for transmitting power therefrom to the rear wheels 20. Since the mixer units are adapted to be mounted upon all makes of motor truck, theprecision construction of the latter may vary, and since it forms no part of the present invention,-it has not been illustrated in detail.

At the, forward end of the'frame |6 'of the tending housing 2|, see Figs. 1, 2 and 3, which contains a double clutch-brake-reversing and reduction gearmechanism of the type set forth in the "said prior Hilkemeler Patent No. 2,243,035. The. details of that mechanism have not been here illustrated, but it may be said that the clutches are shifted to engage altem-atively by means of a lever 22, rock shaft 23 and linkage 24 connected, to a shifting fork 24' engaging with a shiftingcollar 25. The mechanism also includes a brake drum 26 having associated with it brake shoes 26 arranged to be controlled through linkage 21 from the rock'shaft 23, whereby the brake will be. applied when both clutches are disengaged to bring the drum I5 to an immediate stop and hold it throughout the clutch disengagement period. The reduction gearing of this unit drives a shaft 28 journalled in a tubular extension 29 of the housing 2|, which through a chain and sprocket gearing mounted on the forward end of the drum I5, transmits power to the drum to rotate it.

As best shown in Figs. 4 and 6, the housing 2| is provided with'a transverse-partition wall 35 dividing it into two chambers 36 and 31, in the former ofwhich the double clutch-reversing-reduction gear mechanism just referred to is mounted, while as abovestated, the chamber 31 in someinstances of separate engine drive may house a main clutch. The walls of the housing surrounding the chamber 31 are expanded as indicated at 38 (Figs. 3 and 7) to a substantially aecg'e so ban a other bearing 62 mounted in the attachbell shape,and the end of the housing is provided with a circular flange 39 which hasheretoe fore been bolted to the fiy-wheel housing of the separate engine.

With the use of the double clutch arrangement of the Hilkemeier patent, or with the elimination of the separate engine, a clutch Within the chamber 31 is not required, leaving this chamber available for other purposes, and the invention of said parent application Serial No. 312,286 contemplates a power transmission attachment for truck motor drive purposes which includes a change speed gear mechanism which may be introduced into and housed Within the chamber 31 as it stands. The flange 39of the housing 2| affords a ready means for the attachment thereto of a plate 46 which serves as a sup-r port for the truck motor drive unit now to be described.

As the standard power take-offs for trucks motors usually embody a drive shaft the axis of which is longitudinal of the truck, i. e., parallel to the propeller shaft of the latter, and since the housing 2| and its reduction gearing are normally'mounted for the reception of power from a transversely mounted separate engine, the said attachment for truck motor drive preferably incorporates as a part thereof mechanism, such for example as bevel gearing, for transmitting power at right angles, from an axis longitudinal of the truck to an axis transverse thereof, said power after passing through the change speed mechanism of the attachment in chamber 31 being delivered to the reduction gearing and/or other mechanism in chamber 36, and transmitted by it to the drum I in the usual manner.

To this end, the plate 46, which as above indicated is arranged to be secured to the flange 39 of housing 2| in lieu of the fiy-wheel housing of the separate engine, has secured to it by bolts 4| one end of an annular casing 42, the other end of which is closed by an end plate 43,carrying a ball or other bearing 44 for journalling one end of a shaft 45, see Figs. 3 and 4. The axis of the casing 42 and shaft 45 is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the mixer unit and of the truck on which it is mounted, and carried by and extending at right angles from the said casing, with its axis in substantial parallelism with said longitudinal axis of the truck and'mixer unit, is a tubular extension 46 in which is journaled, as by ball bearings 41, an input shaft 28. This shaft carries at its outer end a sprocket or pulley 49 for engagement by a chain or belt 56, see Figs. 1 and 2, which isadapted to be driven by any suitable power take-01f mechanism 5! deriving power from the truck motor in any usual manner. a

The inner end of the shaft 48 carries a bevel gear 55 which meshes with a companion gear 56 carried by the shaft 45, see Figs. 3 and 4. Since as indicated in the said parent application Serial No. 312,286, the drive shaft of the power take-off 5| in some cases rotates in one direction and in some cases in the opposite direction, the gear 56 will be mounted on the shaft 45 in assembly either in the position shown in full lines or the position shown in broken lines in these figures, depending upon the direction of rotation of the input shaft 48, whereby the shaft 45 will always be driven in the same direction.

The inner end of the shaft 45 is received in and keyed to the hub 60 of a gear 6| constituting a portion of the change speed mechanism of the attachment, the said hub being journalled in a intermediate partition wall of housing 2| is.

m' normally provided. Beyond the bearing 65 the output shaft 64 carries a bevel pinion 68 arranged to mesh with one or more bevel gears 69 of the reversing and/or reduction gear unit in chamber 36,

tachment unit is preferably of the constant mesh spur-gear type, in which the connection between the driving and driven elements for thedifferent speeds is accomplished-by a sliding clutchmember 10. This member is provided with internal teeth I I, see Fig. '7, equal in number and complementary to the teeth of the gearfii, and the said member'lflis slidably mounted upon a collar 12, keyed to an intermediate portion of the output "shaft 64 and provided with external teeth 13, also equal in number and'complementary to the teeth of the gear6l, with which it is axially alined. Thus, when the teeth of'the gear 6! are circumferentially alined with the teeth of the collarlZ,

the clutch member 10 may be moved into overlapping power transmitting engagement with the two, as illustrated in Fig. 4, thus providinga di rect drive between the'shafts 45 and 64 through the hub 60, gear 6|, clutch member 16 and collar '12, as will be readily understood. To provide a different and preferably a lower speed drive for the shaft 64, a countershaft 15 is mounted below the shaft 64, oneend thereof being received in the plate 43 and the other end being received by an extension 15 of the bearing housing member 66, as will be clear from Figs. 4 and 6. This shaft i5 does not rotate, being restrained by a shoulder TI on the last men'- tioned end thereof which longitudinally slidably engages a lug 78 formed on the intermediate'partition wall35. Journaled upon the countershaft 15 as by roller bearings '19 is a gear set comprising a sleeve 86 having atone end a gear 8| in constant mesh with the gear6 l, and at its other end a smaller gear 82 which is in constant mesh with a gear 83 which is freely journaled upon the shaft 64. The gear 83, which is of larger diameter than the gear 6 I, has a hub 84 between itself and the clutch collar 12, which hub is provided with external teeth 85, equal in number and complementary to the teeth on the members 10 and 12. It thus results that when the teeth 85 and '13 are in complementary circumferential disposition the clutch member may be slid to ward the left from the position shown in Fig. 4 to one in which it provides a driving engagement between the gear 83 and the collar 'IZWhereupon the drive will be from shaft 45 through hub 66, gear 6 I, gear-8|, sleeve 86, gear 82, gear 83, clutch member 10 and collar 12 to shaft 64. Since in the embodiment shown the gear 8! is larger than the gear 6|, and the gear 83 is larger than the gear 82, the output shaft 64 will under these conditions be driven at a less speed than that of the shaft 45. In either the direct or the reduced speed drives, however, the shaft 64 will be driven in the same direction.

For shifting the clutch member ill, the following mechanism is provided: The said member is provided with an exterior circumferential The change speed gear mechanism of the atgroove 88 in which, is received a substantiallysemi-circular shifting yoke 89, there being a running fit between the two whereby the clutch member may freely'rotate within the yoke, The latter carries a pair of diametrically opposed trunnions 90 whichare received in slots 9| formed in the ends of the arms 92- of a shifting fork 93 which is pivotally mounted on a pin or shaft 94. The said shaft is carried by a pair of ears 95, here shown as formed integrally with acap plate or member96 which is secured on the top of housing 2| above the chamber 31. The ears 95 extend downwardly from the. cap plate 96 through an opening 91 which is normally present in the see Fig. '7. The said fork is mounted medially on the pin 94 and to; either side thereof, between the fork hub and the ears 95, there is journaled an arm I00. As best seen in Fig. 7, these arms are offset inwardly so that their upper ends: are

in line, and the said upper ends are provided with pads IN, the inner faces of which embrace a squarecam member.l02 which is rigidlyeccentrically carried by a hub I03. The cap plate 96 is crowned as at I05, and a rock shaft I06 is journaled in a bearing boss I01 extending from the saidcrown, the hub I03 of the cam member I02, being rigidly secured to the inner end of the said rock shaft I06. v

' As viewed in Figs. 4 and 6, the arms I00 are disposed one to either side of the lug 98 of the shifting fork, whichthey overlap and normally contact, and each arm carries a bolt IIO which freely passes through one of the apertures 99 in the said lug. A helical compression spring" I II surrounds each bolt IIO beyond the lug 90, the inner end of each spring bearing against an outer face of the lug, while the inner ends of said preloaded through adjustment of the nuts 3' to an extent sufiicient to partially restrain free.

movement between the arms I00 and thelug 98 As will be'clear from Fig. 4, when the "clutch member 10 is in fully meshed power transmitting position as shown, the inner flat faces of the pads IOI of the said arms are in flat engagement with two opposite faces of the square cam member I02, which is arcuately displaced some 25 or more from the vertical plane of the axis of the rock shaft I06. Inthe course of a normal manual shift of the cam from this Fig. 4 position to that shown in Fig. 6, as the cam reaches the said vertical plane, instead of having two opposed faces presented to the complementary faces of the pads IOI, it will have twoopposite corners in engagement therewith, and since the diagonal of the square is longer than a side thereof, the arms I00 will have been spread somewhat against the pressure of the springs HI. When the cam passes the vertical'planeit begins to present its other two opposed faces to the innerfaces of I a shift, the teeth of the gear 6 I of the hub 84 are not in meshing alinement with the teeth II of the clutch member 70, the sliding movement of the said member I0 will be temporarily arrested until such ali-nement results from the rotation of the gears 83 and 6|. This condition is illustrated in Fig.6 during a shift from high to low speed, and it will'be observed that when it does occur, motion of the rock shaft I06, and cam member I02 is not arrested butcontinuesto the normal limits thereof, Thisis permitted by the yielding of one of the arms I00, as for example the right hand one in Fig. 6, against the action of its spring III, which is thus further compressed, as shown. The pressure exerted by this spring against the lug 98 is tending to move the shifting fork 93 in a clockwise'direction, as viewed in the said figure, which is the direction necessary to complete the shift, and as soon as the teeth and 85 are in meshing alinement, the s'aidspring pressure acts to accomplish suchmeshing with a snap action. The ends of the intermeshing clutch teeth 85 and I4, and of the gear 6I may be beveled in accordance withcommon practice to facilitate such meshing. v

The spring pressed arms I00 also serve as detents for retaining the clutch member 10 in either fully "meshed position. For example, in the high position illustrated in Fig. 4, any tendency of the clutch member 10 to shift axially in either direction from the position shown tends to produce an arcuate movement of the cam I02 and shaft I06. However, such movement would destroythe flat face to face contact between the cam and the pads IOI and tend to bringthe cam corners into engagement with the'said pad faces, with a consequent spreading of the arms I00, which of course is resisted by the springs III. It therefore results that while a shift from either speed to the other may be freely accomplished through the application of sufficient force, manual 'orotherwise, to the rock shaft I06 to overcome thepreloading of the springs III, accidental or unintentional shifting is prevented through the detent action just described.

When the transmission unit is employed with the double clutch-reversing gear mechanism of the .said Hilkemeier patent, it is preferred to provide theflinterlock constituting the present invention between the two; whereby it is impossible to shift the 'clutch member 10 except when both clutches of the said Hilkemeier mechanism are disengaged. One, example, of such interlock is best illustrated in Figs. 3, 7, 8 and 9. In this form, the'mechanism'comprises a rod Il5'having an .angularly' disposed end portion II6 which serves as a pivotal connection between the link 2! and the rock arm' 21 of the brake control linkage 21. The free end of the rod H5 is freely slidable in a block II! which is pivotally carried by the upper end of an arm I I8, the lower end of which is rigidly carried by one end of a rock shaft ll9.journaled in a bearing tube I20 mounted by a bracket I2| which is secured on the top surface of thehousing 2|. A compressionspring I25surrounds the'rod I I5 between one side of the block I I1 and a stop washer I26 carried by'the rod, and urges'the said block and the arm I I8 toward the fullline position shown in Fig. 8. An adjustable stop, here shown in the form of lock nuts I21 threaded upon the rod H5, is provided to theother side of block I I1, the said stop being so positioned on the rod as to provide for a certain amount of lost motion movement of the rod in the block.

The operation of the interlocking mechanismjust described is as follows: With the various parts in the full line positions shown in Figs. 3, 8 and 9, the control lever 22 of the double clutchreversing mechanism is moved to neutral position, thereby moving the rock'shaft 23 in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 8, and through the clutch control linkage 24 and shifting collar 25 throwing out the engaged clutch of the said mechanism. The same movement of the shaft 23 moves the link 21 of the brake control linkage 21 from the full line position shown in the saidfigure to the horizontal broken line position-shown therein, thereby swinging the arm 21 to its broken line position and thus applying the brake shoes to the brake drum 26.

This movement of the link 27 and arm 2? draws the rod II5 toward the right, as viewed in said Fig. 8, and during the first part of this movement the rod slides freely in the block II'I, with the compression spring I25'expanding and maintaining the said block, the arm Ilil, the rock shaft H9 and the dog I30 in the full line positions. However, the stop I2! is so positioned upon the rod II5 that before the link 21* and arm 27 complete their movementto their broken line positions, the said stop engages the block I I1, whereupon the further movement of the rodI I5 serves to draw the arm I I8 to its broken line position shown in Fig. 8, thereby rocking the shaft H9 and lifting thedog I30 to itsbroken line position, disengaging its free end from the notch I32 in the locking plate I33. The operating rock shaft I06 of the change speed gearing is now free to move and may be rocked to effect the shift of the clutch member I from engagement with the gear BI to engagement with the teeth 85 of gear hub 84. This movement of the shaft I brings the notch I3I into alinement with the dog When the shift has been completed, the clutch control lever 22 may be either returned to the position from which it was moved, to re-engage the clutch of the Hilkemeier mechanism which had been previously engaged, thereby continuing the rotation of the drum I5 in the same direction but at a lower speed, or the said lever 22 and rock shaft 23 may be moved further in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 8, to engage the other Hilkemeier' clutch, thereby re- .versing the drum rotation. In the first instance the link 21 of the brake controllinkage will be returned to its full line position, while in the second case the said link will be moved to the dotted line position shown in said figure, but in either event the effect will be to returnv the arm 21 and thepivot extension II6 of rod II5 to the full line positions shown therein. The movement of the rod II5 toward the left will return the arm H8 and the dog I30 to their full line positions, the said dog however, en-

gaging in the notch I3I of the locking plate:

I33 and again locking the rock shaft I06 against movement. The dog will seat in the notch prior to the completion of the movement of the rod I55, and the latter part of such movement will serve to again load the spring I25, as will be readily understood. The same sequence of movements will of course take place when it is desired to again shift the change speed gearing to high or direct drive. V v I Shims I 35 are preferably provided between the plate and the flange 39 of housing 2|,

and since the bearing housing 66 isslidable in the aperture 61 in the wall 35, by varying the number of shims employed, a proper meshing ofthe teeth of pinion 68 and gears 69 without backlash may be secured.

While in some instances the rock shaft I06 may be extended beyond the hub of the locking plate I33 and there provided with a hand lever by means of which it may be oscillated, it is preferred to locate such lever in the truck cab and to connect it by suitable linkage to the said 7 plate I33,-whereby shifting of the change speed gearing of the parent invention may be eifected by the operator without leaving the cab. One such arrangement is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, wherein the lever I40 for actuating the change speed gearinfg extends upwardly through the floor of the-truck cab I 4| in front of the seat I42, being rigidly carried by a rock shaft I43 mounted'in suitable bearings I44; The rear'end of the said shaft rigidly carries an arm I45 which is connected by anupwardly extending link I46 to the locking plate I33. As will be readily understood, by shifting 'the lever I40 the rock-shaft I06 may be actuated to shift the'change speed gear mechanism from high to low and vice versa, as desired. I

As previously indicated, the machine shown in Fig. 1 is equipped with compressed air operated mechanism for controlling the reversing clutches of the prior Hilkemeier patent.- While such mechanism in itself constitutes no part of lever I5I; connected by a link I52 to the-lever 22Vwhich controls the. reversingclutches. j The motive device, I is controlled by suitable valves contained within a housing I53, which valves are actuated. bygmeans of a lever I54. A link I55 connects" this lever with a handlever' I56 mounted-at the rear of the machine, whereby tending the rock shaft I43 to the rear of the machine, control of the change speed gearing may also be effected from that point if desired.

While one form of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the precise details of construction and arrangement of parts "without departing from the spirit ofthe invention, and therefore it is not wished to be limited to the above disclosure,'i-except as may be required' by the following claims. t

What is claimed is: 1. Interlocking mechanism for the power transmissions of truck-mounted'concrete mixers,

which transmissions include aclutch and means for controlling. the same, and a change-speed mechanism and actuating means therefor, said interlocking mechanism comprising a locking member carried by said actuating means; a rockshaft;'a dogcarried by said rock-shaft, engageable with said locking member to prevent operation of said actuating means when said clutch 'is engaged; an arm carried by said rock-shaft; and a link connected with-said clutch controlling means; and having a jlost-motion connection withisaidarm, wherebymovement of said control means to disengage the clutch-may release said'dog from the-docking member when the 'clutch isjullydisengagedf r I 2 .-Inter1ocking mechanism for the power transmissions of truck-mounted concrete mixers, which transmissions include a clutch and means for controlling the (same, and a change-speed mechanism-and actuating means therefor, said interlocking mechanism comprising" a locking n imber'carried'byisaid actuating means; arockshaft'; a dog carried by 'said rock-shaft, engageable' with said-locking member to prevent operation of saidactuating'; means when said clutch is engaged} anai m carried by said-rock-shaftj a rodconnectedf toi'a portion of said clutch controlling means,-" an 'i"lia'ving a lost-motion connection with-saidaruzhereby movement of said controlmeans to dlsengage thef clutch may release-said dog from the ldckingfmember; and a .-'sp i'i ng;carried by said ro'd'and "acting upon-said arm 'to maintain said dog in looking engagementwitli-saidniembr'iintilj the clutch is fully vl l v, I," .1, 3 Interlocking f nechanism 1 for Zthe power transmissions oftruckf-nicunted concrete mixers,

which"transmissions mamas a"cli1tch and means for controlling the same, and a change-speed mechanism and" oscillatory actuating" means therefor; 's'aid" interlocking mechanism" comprising a 'lock'ing plate movable with' said actuating frneans; men-shaft mounted adjacent s'aid plate a{dq1gcarried by said rock-shaft, engage- 'ab with said plate to prevent operation of said ac u-ating meanswhen'fs'aid clutchis engaged; an arrn'catried by;saidfiock shaft;a rod connected tclapcrtion of said-clutch controlling means and 'havinglfa s'lidir'igj-lcgst-inotiorr connection with fsaidwhereby movement r; saia control i riiear'is to disengage the clutch" may release said me m i ihg l t rns a s r n ca ried' b'y --sai'c lrod foi n'iaiiitaining said dog -in locking engagement-with said p l a te during lost- "rii'tion travel-ofjthe{rod relative to the arm,

Interlocking mechanism for ,the power I transmissions of' truck 'mounted concrete 'mixe'r's; transmissions'include a'hou'sing', a 'clutch and'a chafig'e' speed mechanism therein, 'a clutch controliingfmeans, and an oscillatory actuating means iorisaid change-speed mechae nism; said iriterldcking mechanism comprising a loclging plate'mcvabIe with said actuating means, havingrecesses corresponding to the operating positions assumed-by the change-speed mechanis'm'j-"a rock shaftjournal'ed on said housing adja'cent saidplatf a dog carried by saidrocksliait engage'able with'the recesse's -'of said plate the rod'toeitherside-of its sliding connection with said arm; and a' spring interposed between one'of said stops and said connection acting upon movement of the rod in one direction to maintain the dog in the plate recess'until the stop on the other side of the connection engages the latter.

5. In a concrete mixer of the type wherein a mixing unit 'is mounted upon the chassis of a motor driven vehicle provided with the usual mechanism including a clutch for driving certain of it's'ground-engaging wheels and there being'driving connections between the mixing elements of said unit and'said vehicle drive mechanism through which said mixing elements may be driven from said ground-engaging wheels during traverse of the vehicle even though said clutch be disengaged, which connections comprise a shiitable-gearspeed' changing mechanism having an'operating member, a clutch and an operating member therefor; means for preventing overload upon and damage to the parts of said driving connection's resultant from fshifting of the gears oi'saidspeedchanging mechanism when thein'ixing elements are being driven either from said ground en gaging wheels of the vehicle or from its motor, comprising a locking member-for controlling movement of saidoperating member of the speed changing mechanism; and connections between said locking member and the'operating'member of said second clutch to 'caus'e'th'e locking member'to prevent actuation of the speed-change operating member when mismthaving an operating member, operable from said driver's: station,ra; clutch and a"controlmem- 'berL: therefor: means 'fOI' preventing overload .upon and damage rtO the parts of said :driving connections resultant from shifting of the gears of said; speed changing: mechanism, when the to' preveiit move'ment 0f said actuating means wlfen' th mach-1&5- engaged; an arm carried by 'said rock-shaft: ia rod connected'to a portion of said clutch controlling-means and'having a sliding lost motion connectidn with said arm, :wherebymovement of. saidcontrol'mans to dis- ..engage theclutch'may remove said: dog from'the recesse's. .in. said; docking? plate; stops carried by,

mixing: elements are; being "driven from said ground engaging, wheels of'the vehicle or from its motor, comprising a locking member engageable with anddisengageable from the operating member of "said-speed, changing mechanism to control; its actuation; and. connections between said locking member and the control member of the second fnamed, clutch,, whereby the locking member may be movedthereby to prevent actuation of .the .chan -.peed mechanism operating member when jsaidsecondclutch is engaged and permit such actuation when, such clutch is diseng d-MT i; j l CHA LES F. BALL.

A LQUIS G. HILKEMEIER. 

